Harvester



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W. F. GOGHRANE.

HARVESTER.,

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y Patented Sept. 1, 1885.

WITNESSES Attorney Y NITnD 4STAT-s- PATENT Genion.

V'ILLIAM F. COCHRANE, OF HARPERS FERRY, WEST VIRGINIA.

HARVESTER.

SPECIFICAIION forming part of Letters` Patent No. 325,319, dated September 1, 1885.

i Application filed September i9, i884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM F. CocnRANn, of HarpersFerry, in the county of J efferson and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvesters; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the figures and letters of reference marked thereon.

My presentiuvention relates to certain novel and improved means for attaching or connecting the frame carrying the platform and cutting mechanism to the main frame of a grainbinder; and it consists, generally, in certain novel details of construction, which I will first describe, and then point out particularly in the claims at the end of this speciiication.

In the accompanying drawings, which are designed to illustrate one form in which my said invention may be applied, Figure 1 is a plan View of the machine showing in dotted lines the platform in position for transportation. Fig. 2 isarearelevation; Fig. 3,'a detailoi' the front coupling, Figs. 4 and 5, top and side views of the brackets forming the joint at the rear of the frame. r

The letter A indicates the main frame of the machine, arranged and adapted to support the usual elevating-apron, B, and binding mechanism,as atC. As shown in the drawings,the main frame isitself mounted upon a single supporting and driving wheel, D, in the manner common to the one-wheel type of machines, al-

though, as will be readily understood, my invention, as hereinafter described and claimed, may be as well applied to the two-wheel type.

The letter E indicates a suitable platform carrying the cutting mechanism, as at E', and provided with a suitable carrying device, E?, for deliveringthe cut grain to the elevator B.

The adjustment of the cutting apparatus is effected through the medium of the tongue, which latter is pivoted to the main frame, and provided withsuitablc devices for tilting the main frame, and thereby the cutter-bar, al-

' though other well-known mechanisms or ar- `b', and the bar b2, of the main frame.

ferred to, are the well-known forms and constructions, and further description. thereof is deemed unnecessary to a complete understanding of my present improvement.

and more important purpose of providing a.

means whereby the platform may be swung around, or to the rear of the main frame when the machine is to be transported from place to place, I connect the two frames by a piv- -otal or swinging joint at or near their rear adjacent corners, and provide a suitable locking deviceforward to support and sustain the yplatform and cutting mechanism in position.

The means for accbmplishing this are many and obvious, and in the drawings I have illustrated a form of joint adequate for the purpose. It consists, essentially, of the two brackets or castings, F F', the one, F, provided with flanges ff, to receive the end of the rear sill, a, and the eyes a', to receive the pivot, and the other, F', provided with iianges ff to iit, and embrace the ends of the timbers e e of the main frame, and having the long tubular socket a3, the latter fitting between the eyes a of the bracket F. The brackets F F' being applied and secured to the timbers a and e c, when the parts are brought together with the socket a3 between the eyes a', they are united, and the platform is firmly secured upon and jointed to the main frame by a vertical bolt, b, passed through the eyes and socket, as shown. It will be.observed from an inspection of iigures that the eyes and socket referred to project somewhat to the rear, in order to allow the plat-form to swing clear around and against the rear of the main frame, and in order to give greater strength and rigidity to the joint the bolt or pin Z1, is extended through a sleeve,

frames are connected at or near their forward IOO The two x of the arrangement described the platform can at any time and by the simple unlocking of the forward coupling, as by the withdrawal of the pin g', be swung upon its rear pivot until it occupies a position in rear of the main frame, to which it'may conveniently be attached by any suitable hook or locking device-such as a bolt and nut, T, shown in Fig. l-and when in this position the machine as a whole can easily be transported from place to place or stored without the necessity ot' taking it to pieces.

If the machine to which my invention is applied has the reel mounted upon the platform, then, of course, it will swing back with the latter; but when, as shown in the drawings, the reel is supported wholly upon the main frame, in order that it maybe swung backward, I mount the reel-support upon a pivoted base. Thus, as shown 1n the drawings,'the board T', upon which the reel-supports are mounted, is pivotally secured by the bolt whichforms the rear pivot of the platform, and the same bolt which effects the locking of the vfront coupling, also secured to the front end of reel'and platform have been swung clear of the main frame.

In practice it is desirable that the connee tion between the pitman and cutter should be of such a construction as will permit them to be easily separated or uncoupled. It may also be found desirable, under certain circumstances, to provide means for applying a detachable caster-wheel at or near the front inner corner of the platform,when the latter is swung in rear of the main frame, to assist the grain- 5o -Wheel in supporting the platform and balancthe machine, substantially as described.

2. In a harvester, and in combination with the main frame thereof, a platform and reelstandard pivoted to the main frame and adapted to be swung in rear thereof, substantially as described.

3. In a harvester, such ,as indicated, the

`col-nbination of the main frame, the platform and reel support pivotally attached to the main frame upon the same axis, and the bolt for detachably securing the front end of platform and reefsnpport to the main frame, sub- 75 stantially as described.

WVM. F. COCHRANE.

Witnesses:

M. P. CALLAN, A. S. STEWART. 

